University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Houston vs. East Carolina this Weekend
4/5/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| #14 HOUSTON (20-8, 1-2) vs. ECU (18-12, 0-3) | |
| WEEKEND BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | Schroeder Park | Houston, Texas |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | UHCougars.com/allaccess |
| GAMETRACKER | | | |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston and ECU have met 51 previous times. |
| SERIES RECORD | Pirates lead series, 26-24-1. |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON -- Houston Baseball welcomes American Athletic Conference foe East Carolina to Schroeder Park for a three-game series, beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m.
The series will continue Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and wrap at 1 p.m. Sunday.
TICKET INFORMATION
Friday Night Fireworks Mini Plan | For just $20, you can purchase one general admission ticket to all four conference home Friday games at uhcougars.com/tickets.
To purchase tickets, visit uhcougars.com/tickets or call 713-GO-COOGS. Gates open two hours prior to first pitch.
- FRIDAY FRENZY | Every Friday night at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park ($1 popcorn, $2 hot dogs, $3 sodas, $4 beer)
- GIVEAWAY | Jersey Koozie (First 1,000 Fans)
- SATURDAY
- GIVEAWAY | Trading Cards (First 500 Fans)
- SUNDAY KIDS DAY | Every Sunday at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park, kids will be able to run the bases following the game and enjoy postgame autographs
- GIVEAWAY | Masters-inspired Cup (First 500 Fans)
FOLLOW ALONG
Listen Live: UHCougars.com/baseradio
Watch Live: UHCougars.com/allaccess
GAMEDAY Central: UHCougars.com/gameday
QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
- Houston enters the weekend with a 20-8 overall record and a 1-2 mark in league play.
- The Cougars are 12-3 at home.
- Houston is led offensively by Jake Scheiner's .400 clip, 44 hits, 10 home runs and 33 RBI.
- Grayson Padgett follows Scheiner with a .327 average and is 6-for-6 on the base paths.
- The Cougars are 35-of-45 on the base paths, led by Connor Wong -- who has a team-leading 15 stolen bases.
- Houston's pitching owns a 2.40 ERA with 222 strikeouts to just 63 walks in 247.0 innings.
- Last week's American Pitcher of the Week Trey Cumbie paces the staff and conference with an 0.74 ERA and is 4-0 in six midweek starts and has pitched 19.2 consecutive scoreless innings thus far.
- Saturday starter sophomore Mitch Ullom is 4-2 with a 2.66 ERA and has fanned 29 in 44.0 innings.
- Sunday starter senior John King is 4-1 and owns a 2.22 ERA with three complete games to his name.
- Sophomore reliever Aaron Fletcher has a team-high six saves in seven appearances and owns a 0.00 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 13.0 innings out of the bullpen.
- Head coach Todd Whitting begins his seventh season. He owns a Houston record of 228-158-1 and has led the Cougars to two NCAA Regional appearances, a conference tournament title (2014) and a conference regular-season title (2015).
HOUSTON'S LAST AT-BAT
- The Cougars are coming off a tough 9-0 midweek loss to Rice on Tuesday.
- In that game Houston tallied three hits with Grayson Padgett, Corey Julks and Nick Slaughter each recording a base knock.
- Freshman reliever Tyler Bielamowicz tossed 3.1 hitless innings out of the bullpen.
QUICK HITS ON EAST CAROLINA
- East Carolina enters the weekend series with an 18-12 overall record and an 0-3 mark in American Athletic Conference play.
- The Pirates were picked to finish atop the league standings in the American Preseason poll, but ECU was swept by UConn last weekend to begin conference play.
- East Carolina has lost four straight including a 3-2 fall in 11 innings in midweek play at No. 4 North Carolina.
- The Pirates are hitting .306 as a team, led by Dusty Baker with a .375 average. He is followed by Eric Tyler's .352 clip and team-leading 43 hits.
- ECU is 33-of-47 on the base paths and is fielding .968 with 38 errors.
- The pitching staff owns a 3.86 ERA and has struck out 259 and walked 111 in 270.0 innings of work.
- Friday starter RHP Chris Holba is 3-1 with a 1.95 ERA, fanning 42 and walking just six in 37.0 innings.
- Saturday starter RHP Trey Benton follows with a 3-0 record and a 2.09 ERA in seven starts, striking out 47 and walking 11 in 38.2 innings.
- ECU is undecided about Sunday's starter, but the Cougars could see LHP Jake Agnos, who is 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA in seven appearances and four starts.
SERIES HISTORY VS. EAST CAROLINA
- Houston and East Carolina have met 51 previous times, dating back to 2002.
- The Pirates own the all-time series, 26-24-1. Houston is 9-10 at home vs. ECU.
- Houston dropped the 2016 series, 2-1, at ECU last season.
- Last Meeting | April 3, 2016 | Houston 6, East Carolina 1
LEAGUE STANDINGS
ON DECK
Following the weekend series, Houston will travel across town to take on Rice at Reckling Park on Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. for Game 2 of the Silver Glove Series. Following that midweek game, the Cougars hit the road for a three-game set at Memphis next weekend.
Fans can follow along via live audio, live video or GT at UHCougars.com/gameday.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Single game tickets are on sale at uhcougars.com/tickets . Fans can enjoy a few single game tickets options for the 29 homes games at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park during the 2017 season.
SUNDAY FAMILY PACK
A Family Pack for Four for just $30 to any Sunday game at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park in 2017 in also available.
The Family Pack features four general admission tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and four popcorns to any Sunday home game for $30.
In order to purchase this deal, the purchaser must CLICK HERE use the promo code: FAMILYPACK.
STAY CONNECTED
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